Chrysochus cobaltinus

LeConte, 1857 · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysochus

At a glance

Occurrence records1 937

Data sources8

Biological traits0

DNA specimens4

eDNA detections3

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Chrysochus cobaltinus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 937 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI3 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics4 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 937 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries3 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD4 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex2n = 30

01Narrative

Chrysochus cobaltinus, the cobalt milkweed beetle or blue milkweed beetle, is a member of the diverse family leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). It occurs in the Western United States and British Columbia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding4 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Chrysochus cobaltinus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens4

Marker genes1

eDNA detections3

Countries2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT · TreeOfSex

The complete instruction manual Chrysochus cobaltinus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 30 n = 15

Ploidy2× diploid · measured

Chromosome records30–302n range30median30mode3records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 293×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database

GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database — ↗

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database — ↗

2n 303×GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database · GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · TreeOfSex · invert

GoaT · Animal Chromosome Counts Database — ↗

GoaT · Tree of Sex Database — ↗

TreeOfSex · invert — Petitpierre E, Segarra C, Yadav JS, Virkki N (1988) Chromosome number and meioformulae of Chrysomelidae. In: Jolivet P, Petitpierre E, Hsiao TH, editors. Biology of Chrysomelidae. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. ↗

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid1×GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database

GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 937 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 586

Museum / vouchered351

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 824 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 967≤1 km 144≤10 km 88>10 km 87

1 286 georeferenced · 300 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 586

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy18% within 1 km

≤100 m 7≤1 km 41≤10 km 83>10 km 136

267 georeferenced · 84 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence351

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions12 of 19 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record	150
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record	57
Denver, US	28
Albuquerque, US	20
Champaign, US	18
University of Central Floridalocation not on record	16
Lubbock, US	13
Chicago, US	11
US	9
Cambridge, US	6
US	6
San Diego, US	5
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record	4
San Luis Potosí, MX	2
University Park, US	2
CUlocation not on record	1
Chicago, US	1
Universidad Católica de Manizaleslocation not on record	1
Oregon State Arthropod Collectionlocation not on record	1

19 institutions · 351 of 351 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA3 detections

Where the DNA of Chrysochus cobaltinus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found3

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 3 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Chrysochus cobaltinus

At a glance

Sources8 archives

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 937 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions12 of 19 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type1 937 records